The Defense of the Sampo

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The Defense of the Sampo is a famous 1896 painting by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela depicting a dramatic scene from the national epic Kalevala, symbolizing the struggle over a magical artifact called the Sampo.

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The Defense of the Sampo canonical 3
The Forging of the Sampo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
work of art
artForm oil painting
artisticTheme heroism
myth and nationhood
struggle between good and evil
associatedWith Finnish national romantic movement
Kalevala illustration tradition
basedOn Kalevala
colorPalette dramatic and dark tones
countryOfOrigin Finland
creator Akseli Gallen-Kallela
culture Finnish
depictionStyle dramatic composition
dynamic movement
expressive use of color
depicts Ilmarinen
Lemminkäinen
Louhi
Sampo
Väinämöinen
battle over the Sampo
mythological struggle
scene from the Kalevala
sea battle
stormy sea
genre history painting
mythological painting
hasAuthor Akseli Gallen-Kallela
hasInfluenceOn Finnish national identity
visual interpretations of the Kalevala
inception 1896
inspiredBy Kalevala
surface form: Finnish national epic Kalevala
languageOfWork Finnish culture
location Finland
mainSubject Finnish mythology
Sampo
heroic struggle
movement Romantic nationalism
surface form: National Romanticism

Symbolism
originalTitle Sammon puolustus
partOf Finnish national art canon
period late 19th century
publicationYear 1896
significantEventDepicted defense of the Sampo against Louhi
title The Defense of the Sampo self-link

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Akseli Gallen-Kallela notableWork The Defense of the Sampo
Akseli Gallen-Kallela notableWork The Defense of the Sampo
this entity surface form: The Forging of the Sampo
The Defense of the Sampo title The Defense of the Sampo self-link
Axel Waldemar Gallén notableWork The Defense of the Sampo